The Wise County Board of Supervisors met in a Workshop meeting
on Thursday, February 2, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in the Board
of Supervisors meeting room located in the Wise County courthouse.
The following were present:

Honorable
Fred A. Luntsford - Chairman

Honorable
Ronnie Shortt - Vice-Chairman

Honorable
Robert R. Adkins

Honorable
Steve Bates

Honorable
John W. Peace II

Honorable
Virginia Meador

Honorable
Leland Branham

Honorable
Robert Robbins - members of said Board and

Glen
A. Skinner - County Administrator

Shannon
C. Scott - Assistant County Administrator

Karen
T. Mullins - County Attorney

Annette
Underwood - Executive Secretary

PRAYER

James
Hokeman, Pastor of Durham's Chapel Church, led the Board
in prayer.

PLEDGE

All
led in the pledge of allegiance to the flag.

IN
RE: AGENDA ADDITIONS

Administrator
Skinner listed the following items to be considered for
addition to the agenda:

It
was the consensus of the Board to add these items to next
week's agenda for consideration.

IN
RE: PUBLIC HEARING - SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTY / CRACKERS
NECK

A
public hearing was duly advertised for this date to receive
citizens' comments regarding the sale and disposition of
County property located in the Cracker's Neck section of
Wise County.

James
Hokeman, Pastor of Durham's Chapel Church, addressed the
Board stating that the church is ready to purchase the property
as soon as the paper work has been completed.

There
being no further comments, the public hearing was closed.

IN
RE: PUBLIC HEARING - E-911 ROAD NAMES

A
public hearing was duly advertised for this date to receive
citizens' comments regarding fourteen proposed E-911 road
name additions.

There
being no public comments, the public hearing was closed.

IN
RE: PUBLIC HEARING - REZONING OF PROPERTY / JIM SMITH

A
public hearing was duly advertised for this date to receive
citizens' comments regarding a proposed rezoning request
from Jim Smith for property located on Morrison Road located
in the Esserville section of Wise County for the purpose
of selling as commercial property.

A
public hearing was duly advertised for this date to receive
citizens' comments regarding a request from Deborah &
Beldon Fleming to rezone property located at 6148 Guest
River Road, Norton, VA and a Special Use Permit for same
property for the purpose of expanding their mobile home
park.

There
being no one to speak, the public hearing was closed.

IN
RE: PUBLIC HEARING - CDBG PROJECT FUNDING

A
public hearing was duly advertised for this date to solicit
public input on local community development and housing
needs in relation to Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)
funding for a community project.

Phillip
Black with People, Inc, and Director of Community Economic
Development, voiced his appreciation to the Board for holding
this public hearing on the CDBG project funding. He
noted that he would be presenting a project to the
Board at its next meeting.

There
being no further comments, the public hearing was closed.

IN
RE: PUBLIC HEARING - ORDINANCE ON MANDATORY SEWER
CONNECTION

A
public hearing was duly advertised for this date to receive
citizens' input regarding a proposed Ordinance concurring
in the Application of the Wise County Public Service Authority
service availability resolution to Wise County regarding
mandatory sewer connection.

The
following individuals addressed the Board with opposition
to the proposed ordinance regarding mandatory sewer hook
up. Their main objection was item #5 in the resolution,
which states that those who have a working septic system
that meets the Department of Health requirements are required
to pay a connection fee and a monthly nonuse service charge.
Also, the terminology "mandatory" in the ordinance was highly
scorned.

Thelma
Gilley, a resident of Powell Valley

Jimmy
Garrison, a resident of Stonega

Hugh
Kiser, a resident of Diggs Road

Jean
Owens, a resident of Diggs Road

The
following individuals supported the ordinance because it
would clean up our streams; provide cleaner water for recreation
and a healthier environment that would enhance our economic
growth:

Deborah
Adams, a resident of the Stephen area.

Jeff
Cantrell, a resident of the Indian Creek area

Glen
Graham, representing the Lonesome Pine Soil and Water Conservation
District

Lockwood
Hall, a resident of the Indian Creek area

Walter
Crouse, a resident of the Hurricane area

Ray
Couch, a resident of Coeburn Mtn

Ron
Flanary, representing the LENOWISCO Planning District, stated
that the County needs to pursue public sewer to increase
housing production, improve the groundwater and stream quality,
and to promote economic growth. In this area, it is
difficult to obtain a permit from VDH for a traditional
septic system because of the shallow soil from bedrock,
high water table, too much clay soil, and, in most areas,
the land will not "perk". This is a loss of revenue
for the County.

To
be financially stable, revenue from utility systems must
be sufficient to retire debt, create debt reserve, and cover
the cost of the operation and maintenance. Since revenue
is generated from the users of a sewer system, the utility
must have assurance of the participation of a sufficient
number of users to create a positive cash flow. All
funding agencies require user agreements prior to awarding
project funding.

Mr.
Flanary voiced his support for the proposed ordinance with
some minor changes as suggested by some of the citizens
that have spoken.

Brad
Stallard, representing the Wise County Health Department,
voiced the support of the Health Department in adopting
the proposed ordinance. He stated that it is very
difficult with current regulatory structure to issue standard
septic tank drain field systems mainly due to shallow soil
conditions. He expounded on the cost of installing
the newer type sewer and the upkeep costs of such system
because the land will not perk for traditional septic system.

Chairman
Luntsford directed the County Administrator to talk with
Mr. Flanary, Mr. Buchanan and others for suggestions that
would make the proposed ordinance more acceptable.

There
was some discussion on the cost of the connections and the
monthly fees.

PSA
Director Danny Buchanan spoke briefly on the mechanics for
installing a sewer line and the procedure used to determine
the number of users for that particular system.

Eulan
Hamm and Allen Hamm, residents of the Coeburn area, called
the County Administrator's Office voicing their support
for the mandatory sewer connection since they were unable
to attend the meeting. She noted that several families
in her area have failing septic systems.

There
being no further public comments, the public hearing was
closed.

IN
RE: PUBLIC EXPRESSION

Edgar
Mullins, a resident of the Pound area, stated that he was
for countywide sewer that would help clean up the streams
and the environment. However, he was not for "mandatory"
hook ups. He did not believe it was right to make
a person hook on to the sewer if there was a workable septic
system in place, nor was it fair to make an individual pay
a connection fee or monthly fee if they were not on the
system.

Mr.
Mullins also asked the Board to consider naming a bridge
in the Needmore section of Wise County in honor of the late
Kenneth Sturgill.

Mr.
Mullins further asked that the Board consider adding Revenue
Sharing money to the $80,000 that is already in the Six
year Plan for the Rt. 630 Project.

Bonnie
Elosser, representing Pro-Art, addressed the Board with
an overview of Pro-Art's activities and the benefits that
are reaped by citizens through its many performances.
She thanked the Board for its continued support and asked
that Pro-Art be considered in the upcoming budget for FY
2006-2007.

Charlene
Green and her husband asked for Board assistance in getting
some relief from the coal dust that is being produced by
the coal tipple located in the Glamorgan section.
She explained that the owners of this company is out of
Kentucky and have no remorse for the residents living in
Stephens regarding the problems with the coal dust, the
health hazard or the environmental impact it has on their
community. She stated that the dust is so bad that
her breathing is difficult at times. The dust inside
the house is almost as bad as outside not to mention the
condition of her lungs. Moving to another area is
out of the question because no one would buy her house in
an environment such as this.

Ms.
Green further stated that Scott Coffee, owner of Guyan Heavy
Equipment located in Esserville, has made a junkyard next
to her home. She asked for Board assistance in getting
this junkyard removed.

Cathy
Selvage, a resident of the Stephens area, voiced her concerns
about the choking coal dust and the machinery that goes
24-7. She said there is no rest for the residents
living in this community and no hope for change. She
spoke briefly on the potholes in the road that needs repair.

Administrator
Skinner stated that he has spoken to PSA Director Danny
Buchanan regarding the potholes that in part was caused
by the installation of a water line in that area.
Mr. Buchanan said there is an outstanding bond with Barnette
Contractors, the contractor for this particular water project,
that is being held until such time the issues regarding
the condition of the road has been resolved.
This will be done in the springtime, which will allow some
paving and patching.

Regarding
the dust, Administrator Skinner stated that Mr. & Mrs.
Green have been dealing with DMME on this issue with no
results. However, he will be meeting with the County
Attorney to ascertain what the County can do to diminish
this problem.

Walter
Crouse spoke briefly on the cost of handling solid waste
and the need for mandatory recycling. He noted that
something needs to be done with solid waste, other than
burying it.

Ray
Couch, Executive Coordinator of Keep Wise County Beautiful,
informed the Board that Keep Wise County Beautiful won a
President's Circle Recognition Award from Keep America Beautiful
in December 2005.

Mr.
Couch stated that he has received an e-mail from Blaine
Delaney, a representative of Black Diamond Resource Conservation
and Development, Inc. located in Lebanon, stating the Black
Diamond RC&D will honor the excellent support that the
Wise County Litter Control Office provided to them during
2005 with an award. The Award's Banquet will be held
on April 20, 2006 at 6:00 p.m. in the Wise/Norton area and
he would be accepting that award for Wise County.

Mr.
Moore, a resident of Corder Town Road in Coeburn, stated
that there is a junkyard of old cars on Corder Town Road.
He said he has called for some assistance in getting the
cars moved but nothing has been done.

Chairman
Luntsford directed the County Administrator to follow up
on this complaint.

There
being no further comments, the public hearing was closed.

IN
RE: ROADS AND HIGHWAYS

Highway
Resident T. G. Branson provided an update on construction
throughout the County.

The
request to abandon a section of Route 686 was reviewed.

The
resolution "Watch for Children" sign to be located on Boggs
Avenue was reviewed.

Board
members presented needs in their districts for VDOT review.

IN
RE: CONSENT AGENDA

The
following items were reviewed:

(1) Set
public hearing (6:00 p.m. March 2) on a request from Garnard
C. Kincer for a Special Use Permit for the purpose of erecting
a radio tower and transmitter on Buck Knob

(2) Set
public hearing (6:00 p.m. March 2) on a request from Wise
County IDA for rezoning of property in Virginia City from
an A-RR District to a M-2 Heavy Industrial District

(3) Budget
Amendment No. 58 thru No. 65

IN
RE: COMMUNITY POLICY & MANAGEMENT BOARD -BUDGET
AMENDMENT # 66

This
is a request from the Community Policy & Management
Board for additional funding for the At-Risk Youth and Families.
This would be done by a budget amendment.

IN
RE: RESOLUTION - NAMING BRIDGE OSCAR F. POOLE

There
was a brief discussion on the procedure for naming a bridge.
It was the consensus of the Board to send the naming of
this bridge out for public hearing in March for public input
and for similar requests that may come before the Board
in the future.

IN
RE: SURPLUS SCHOOL PROPERTY/CRACKERS NECK

Attorney
Mullins reported that she received the deed from the School
Board today and has reviewed the deed and it appears to
be in order. She stated that the Board must approve
the deed as to form only. This is a Quit Claim Deed
as opposed to a Special Warranty Deed due to the fact that
the initial deed was a 1904 deed prior to the consolidation
of an actual School Board for Wise County. The property
has actually been conveyed to the trustees of the School
District in the Powell Valley area. Attorney Mullins
said she was checking to ascertain what must be done to
actually have a Warranty should any future owner decide
to have a title search and want to check and get a certified
title. She asked that the Board approve the deed at
its next meeting, which will allow her to have the deed
properly recorded.